Is there a timeline for when this will be available in orgmode.org/elpa or other package repository? I tried it today, but it doesn't seem to be there yet, at least not in this version: Org mode version 9.4.6 (9.4.6-10-gee652a-elpaplus @ /Users/jkitchin/Dropbox/emacs/scimax/elpa/org-plus-contrib-20210712/) John ----------------------------------- Professor John Kitchin (he/him/his) Doherty Hall A207F Department of Chemical Engineering Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-268-7803 @johnkitchin http://kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu On Wed, Jul 7, 2021 at 8:18 PM Nicolas Goaziou wrote: > Hello, > > I think the "wip-cite-new" branch is in good shape now. As > a consequence, I'd like to merge it tomorrow. > > It is documented, but the documentation is scattered across the various > "oc" libraries, and some threads in the mailing list. I'll do a summary > here, from a user point of view. > > --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- > Basically, in order to use it, you need to first set-up a bibliography, > using one or more "bibliography" keywords. on such a keyword > visits the related file. Out of the box, Org supports JSON-CSL and > BibTeX (or biblatex) bibliographies. > > Then, citations can be inserted with the following syntax: > > [cite/style:common prefix ;prefix @key suffix; ... ; common suffix] > > Spaces are meaningful except those after the initial colon and before > the closing bracket. > > Every part of the syntax is optional, except the brackets, "cite" and > the colon. Also the citation must contain at least a key. So its minimal > form is: > > [cite:@key] > > The "style" part is detailed below, in the part related to export. > > Org can insert or edit citations with (and delete them with > ), follow them with , fontify them, and export > them. These four actions (insert, follow, activate, and export) are > called capabilities. Libraries responsible for these capabilities are > called citation processors. > > You can select one citation processor for each capability, independently > on the others, through the following variables: > > - org-cite-activate-processor > - org-cite-export-processors > - org-cite-follow-processor > - org-cite-insert-processor > > Out of the box, Org provides the "basic" (in "oc-basic.el") processor > for all of these tasks. It also boasts processors dedicated for export: > "csl", "natbib" and "biblatex". > > During export, output for citations is controlled by their style, which > is an Org label that the export processor may recognize and associate to > a specific display, or fall-back to a default style (called "nil"). For > example, most processors support "noauthor" and "text" styles. > > Some styles can accept a variant, with the syntax "style/variant". > Again, it's up to the processor to associate it to a specific display. > Common variants include "bare", "caps" or "full". They also accept > short-hands, like "b", "c" and "f". Please refer to the export > processors' libraries ("oc-basic.el", "oc-csl.el", …) for more information. > > It is possible to define a default style for a whole document (with > "cite_export"), or for all documents (with `org-cite-export-processors'). > > References are displayed with the "print_bibliography" keyword. It is > possible to add parameters to its value, as some export processors could > make use of them. > --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- > > Please let me know if there are any objections to the merge. > > Regards, > -- > Nicolas Goaziou > >